The Level

A podcast for people who love video games.

About the show

The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, David Moneysmith, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail.

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Episodes

  • 146: Bland White People Names

    April 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 57 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about VR delays, a brief bit about Dark Souls 3, and we ask you about the games you anticipated most in the past.

  • 145: Fiber Wire Bribe

    April 8th, 2016  |  1 hr 35 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Faeria, the Baldur's Gate attacks, and we ask you which free-to-play games you give money to.

  • 144: Articulate Stupidity

    April 1st, 2016  |  1 hr 28 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Fallout 4 survival mode, Factorio, and we answer some community questions.

  • 143: Pop Linguistics

    March 25th, 2016  |  1 hr 31 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Walking Dead Season 3 announcement, Salt and Sanctuary, and we ask you about your favorite zone out games.

  • 142: Snake Lipton

    March 18th, 2016  |  1 hr 53 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the PlayStation VR pricing, The Division, and do a Free-Play Multiplayer.

  • 141: A Lot of Bucket Play

    March 11th, 2016  |  1 hr 29 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the new Hearthstone announcements, a whole bunch of older games, and we ask you if you've ever broken your video game hardware.

  • 140: Kole Shoulder

    March 4th, 2016  |  1 hr 51 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about SUPERHOT, Infiniscene, and we ask you if you've ever taken a break from gaming.

  • 139: Needs More Wolf Junk

    February 19th, 2016  |  1 hr 41 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the PlayStation VR release leak, Firewatch, and we ask you about your favorite romances in games.

    The Brief:

    To Ash is now available for purchase.
    Dark Souls III is getting two DLC packs.
    PlayStation VR rumored t

  • 138: Timestorm

    February 12th, 2016  |  1 hr 49 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Amazon's new game engine, Darkest Dungeon, and we ask you what speed runs you like to watch.

  • 137: Chrono Trigger Warning

    February 5th, 2016  |  1 hr 36 mins

    Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about PAX South 2016, The Witness, and we ask you which games you regret trading in.

  • 136: Bring Me the Pump Action, Jeeves

    January 29th, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about the possibility of Her Story 2, The Magic Circle, and we interview Eduardo Ramirez, the lead developer of Fenix Furia.

  • 135: Ice Fractals

    January 22nd, 2016  |  1 hr 55 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about pre-release details for The Witness, Until Dawn, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.